Kids Are Going to Love Doing This During the School Holidays

Could this be the answer to keeping the kids busy during the school holidays? What’s more it’s free and all the family can join in!

Some of the gorgeous rocks you can find hidden in the UK

Are you looking for a cheap past time with the kids to fill the school holidays, or just want to try and encourage their creative side this half term?

We’re big fans of the Facebook group Love on the Rocks UK, and once you discover it, we can guarantee you and the kids will be hooked.

The concept is simple. Paint a stone, write on the back Facebook Love on the Rocks UK, take a picture and hide it somewhere in the country for someone to find (don’t forget to post in the group with some clues as to where you’re hiding it.) When you have found it, post on the Facebook group to let the hider know its been found and to thank them for their beautiful creation. Then, those who find the rocks can choose to bring the rock home to keep, hide them again or create their own to spread the love.

So next time it’s raining, get creating some beautiful rocks to hide, and when the sun's shining, take the kids out hunting. Who knows what you’ll find. A simple, but beautiful (and very addictive) idea for keeping families everywhere entertained.

Many of the rocks are absolutely stunning – people have clearly spent a lot of time and love creating them - and they would be pretty cool to find too.

How did Love Rocks Begin?

The brilliant concept originated in the United States, after a mother lost her two daughters, Anna and Abigail in a tragic accident back in 2013. To commemorate her daughters, she attempted to turn the loss around, creating the Love Rocks Facebook page and website.

Their mother commented, “We decided shortly after Anna and Abigail went to Heaven that we were not going to allow the tragedy of one night define our girls’ lives here on earth and the life they were now living in Heaven. Their legacy would not be this tragedy but rather the Love and Joy that they poured out to everyone who knew them and hopefully everyone who would hear their love story.”

Love on the Rocks UK

It seems the family have achieved their goal, with a huge following in the US, and now the joy has spread to the UK.

Vicki Poledolls Stansfield from Westcliff, Essex has created the UK Facebook page, and runs it alongside her sister. It would seem that the past time can be as beneficial to adults as it is to children.

Vicki commented, “I started the group as I couldn’t find a local one near me, and I was looking for a nice, quiet hobby to do when my anxiety peaks.”

So if you fancy getting involved, check out the UK Love Rocks Facebook group , and enjoy browsing the photos for some inspiration. If you want to find one of the many local groups out there too, a quick search on Facebook will bring up any close to you, or you could always set up your own. So what are you waiting for? Get hunting.